BOULDER — Columbine coach Matt Plitnick gave his team a taste of East Coast lacrosse by taking the Rebels to New York two weeks ago for spring break.

Friday, the Rebels got a look at the up-and-coming West Coast version of the sport against Torrey Pines of San Diego in a game played at CU’s Kittredge Field.

The Falcons, who are on a three-game spring break “business trip” to the Centennial State, hurdled the Rebels 13-8.

“Wednesday, we got a rough taste of the acclimation,” said Falcons coach John Zissi, whose team beat Cherry Creek 6-5 on a bitterly cold night and finishes the trip against Kent Denver on Saturday. “After four days of being here, we are OK.”

Torrey Pines (9-1), blessed with a lot of Division I talent, won draw after draw Friday with Marquette-bound junior Owen Weselak doing most of the damage. The Falcons jumped to a 5-0 lead and never looked back.

“That’s what he does. He’s just a faceoff guy,” Zissi said of Weselak. “He’s pretty good at his craft.”

Greg Newman scored five goals for Torrey Pines and University of Maryland signee Lucas Gradinger had three.

Columbine (5-4), which has yet to lose this season to an in-state opponent, was down 12-4 in the fourth quarter. But the Rebels rallied with four consecutive goals to make things interesting.

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